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Travel

Portraits of People Living with Albinism in a Remote Village in Indonesia

11.22.18

By Bukbisj Candra Ismeth Bey
Tech

Biologists Have Started Their Attempt to Sequence the DNA of Every Living Thing on Earth

11.01.18

By Kaleigh Rogers
Health

The Science Behind Why People Have Different Pain Tolerances

10.29.18

By Erin Young
Health

Where People Turn When Nobody Can Diagnose Their Illness

10.19.18

By Shayla Love
Tech

Archeologists Discover ‘Vampire’ Child Who Died 1,500 Years Ago

10.16.18

By Becky Ferreira
Pulse

Ancestry genetic tests are making it extremely easy for cops to track all white people

10.12.18

By Emma Ockerman
Health

The Jarring Experience of Learning You Were Conceived With Donor Sperm or Eggs

09.21.18

By Louise McLoughlin
Tech

DNA Forensics Is Helping Authorities to Catch Elephant Ivory Cartels

09.19.18

By Sarah Emerson
Tech

A Hybrid of Humanity’s Closest Relatives Has Been Identified From 50,000-Year-Old Bone

08.22.18

By Becky Ferreira
Health

A Contagious Form of Dog Cancer May Be Linked to Early American Canines

07.12.18

By Máire Ní Leathlobhair
Tech

The Mysterious Disappearance of North America’s First Dogs

07.06.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Our DNA Might Be the Most Valuable Thing in a Trade Deal With Aliens

06.13.18

By Mirjam Guesgen

The Latest

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Science

These Are the Ages When Your Body Starts Aging Faster, According to Science

A new study found major bursts of tissue aging in the 30s and 50s, with different organs changing on surprisingly different timelines.

3 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Entertainment

How Rick James Accidentally Destroyed a One-of-a-Kind Salvador Dalí Drawing

The legendary artist once drew a portrait of James on a napkin, which was neglected by the ‘Super Freak’ singer almost immediately

3 hours ago

By Tony Alpsen
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Science

Scientists Think Campfires May Have Helped Humans Invent Language. Here’s Why.

Researchers theorize that firelight, storytelling and shared attention may have helped push human communication beyond basic survival signals.

3 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Music

Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ Remarks at Ed Sheeran Show Spark Petition To Have Him Dropped From Tour

5 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin
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Music

Superstar DJ Goes To Extreme Measures To Escape Burning Man Festival: ‘These People Are Sick in the Head I Love It’

6 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin